Jump to content

Galten Islands

Coordinates: 66°23′S 56°25′E / 66.383°S 56.417°E / -66.383; 56.417
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galten Islands
Galten Islands is located in Antarctica
Galten Islands
Galten Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°23′S 56°25′E / 66.383°S 56.417°E / -66.383; 56.417
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Galten Islands are a small group of islands in the eastern part of Magnet Bay, Antarctica, 19 kilometres (10 nmi) west of Cape Davis. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Galten (the boar). They were first visited in 1957 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by B.H. Stinear.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Galten Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-16.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Galten Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.